The Solution: LATICRETE L&M™ Construction Chemicals
Tipping floors found in waste transfer stations and material recovery facilities (MRFs) undergo attacks that are extreme and unique to the solid waste industry. In fact, there isn’t a more abused floor than one found within this space. The attacks come in three forms: abrasion, impact and chemical. The front-loaders from the tractors cause the abrasion and impact, and the waste leachate creates the chemical attack on the concrete surface.
In Hillsborough County, Tampa USA, the existing concrete at the transfer waste centre had worn down as far as the rebar in certain areas - 100 mm in elevation - and was nonexistent in some spaces. Cornerstone Construction Services (CCS), an Orlando-based concrete contractor, was awarded the project.
CCS had half the floor to work with at any given time. The other half remained operational. This created logistical difficulties working around heavy equipment. Another challenge the CCS crew encountered was environmental. Florida temperatures in the summer are not conducive to good concrete or emery topping placement projects. Therefore, they mixed and placed the new topping at night, when temperatures were at their lowest.
LATICRETE L&M™ Construction Chemicals EMERYTOP 400™ was the chosen solution, and over the course of the two installations, the CCS crew put down over 226,796kg of L&M EMERYTOP 400 material. Hillsborough County management is very pleased with their new L&M EMERYTOP 400 floor topping. CCS gave a 3 year warranty on the new flooring solution. The County’s transfer station is 100% back in operation. Click here to read the full Project Spotlight
Click here to view/download the LATICRETE Guide to Construction Chemicals Brochure, that provide products for the construction, repair and protection of concrete.
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